Gunel Mirzayeva
Baku
Summary
Professional Teacher focused on maximizing student learning potential through diverse instructional strategies and classroom management techniques. Skilled lecturer, discussion facilitator and hands-on leader focused on student success. Excels at meeting and exceeding district standards. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Secondary English Teacher
European Azerbaijan School
10.2021 - Current
- Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
- Assessed student progress and provided feedback to improve performance and establish academic success.
- Led interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in course material.
- Participated in professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date on teaching best practices and enhance educator skills.
- Created and implemented activities to foster critical thinking skills of students.
- Developed innovative lesson plans to engage students in English language learning.
- Kept classroom organized, clean and safe for students and visitors.
- Worked with other teachers to support struggling students and provide thorough help to rectify comprehension issues.
- Established and maintained professional relationships with students, staff, parents and community members.
- Produced engaging lesson plans and activities to help students master learning objectives.
- Promoted culture of inclusion, respect and collaboration in classroom.
- Supported students in development of skills and strategies to become independent and successful learners.
- Assisted in development of college and career readiness programs.
Primary English Teacher
Kaspi Lyceum
10.2019 - 10.2021
- Developed innovative lesson plans to engage students in English language learning.
- Assessed student progress and provided feedback to improve performance and establish academic success.
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
- Worked with other teachers to support struggling students and provide thorough help to rectify comprehension issues.
- Planned dynamic lessons to increase student comprehension of books and literary concepts.
- Participated in professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date on teaching best practices and enhance educator skills.
- Coordinated activities to encourage interest in reading.
- Prepared comprehensive English curriculum for multiple classes.
English Language Teacher
A-level Educational Complex
02.2018 - 09.2019
- Tutored and assisted students to help with English language comprehension and mastery.
- Developed teaching materials to supplement standard curriculum, enhancing learning concepts and promoting student engagement.
- Worked one-on-one with students needing individualized attention and developed with special learning plans for struggling people.
- Communicated with parents in person, by email and phone to apprise of student progress, challenges and behavior issues.
- Planned and implemented lessons to positively increase vocabulary and sentence structure skills.
- Authored tests and quizzes to evaluate student learning and comprehension.
- Designed exams to test fluency in reading, writing, speaking and comprehension of English language.
- Monitored comprehension of material among students and created re-teaching strategies to cover gaps in learning indicated by test scores and quizzes.
IELTS/General English Teacher
Em&C
09.2016 - 02.2018
- Led interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in course material.
- Prepared comprehensive English curriculum for multiple classes.
- Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
- Designed and implemented assessments to measure student progress in English language learning.
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
- Developed innovative lesson plans to engage students in English language learning.
- Assessed student progress and provided feedback to improve performance and establish academic success.
Education
Certificate - Certificate of English Language Teaching To Adults
International School
Izmir, Turkiye09.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics, English And French Languages Teacher
Russian State Pedagogical University
Russia, Lipetsk06.2012
Skills
- Special Education
- Records Management
- Academic Advisement
- Online Instruction
- Parent Communication
- Creative Writing
- Lesson Planning
- Distance Learning
- Differentiated Instruction
- Student Support
- Classroom Technology
- Literature Analysis
- Editing and Proofreading
Certification
- Interdisciplinary teaching and learning, IB - 2022
- IGSCE English as Second language, syllabus 2024-2026 Training - Oct, 11-Nov,19,2023
- Online Professional English Network’s (OPEN) 2023 Integrating Critical Thinking Skills into the Exploration of Culture in an EFL Setting self-paced Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), developed by World Learning.
- Online Professional English Network's (OPEN) Fall 2022 English for Media Literacy for Educators massive open online course (MOOC), facilitated by George Mason University.
- Cultivating connections-Cultivating connections. ECIS, the Educational Collaborative for International Schools
- Understanding Child Development and Disabilities.
Languages
Azerbaijani, Russian
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
French
Intermediate
B1
Timeline
Secondary English Teacher
European Azerbaijan School
10.2021 - Current
Primary English Teacher
Kaspi Lyceum
10.2019 - 10.2021
English Language Teacher
A-level Educational Complex
02.2018 - 09.2019
IELTS/General English Teacher
Em&C
09.2016 - 02.2018
Certificate - Certificate of English Language Teaching To Adults
International School
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics, English And French Languages Teacher
Russian State Pedagogical University
- Interdisciplinary teaching and learning, IB - 2022
- IGSCE English as Second language, syllabus 2024-2026 Training - Oct, 11-Nov,19,2023
- Online Professional English Network’s (OPEN) 2023 Integrating Critical Thinking Skills into the Exploration of Culture in an EFL Setting self-paced Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), developed by World Learning.
- Online Professional English Network's (OPEN) Fall 2022 English for Media Literacy for Educators massive open online course (MOOC), facilitated by George Mason University.
- Cultivating connections-Cultivating connections. ECIS, the Educational Collaborative for International Schools
- Understanding Child Development and Disabilities.
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